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Status unknownNCT03518424S-FISUpdated Feb 12, 2019

Injury Epidemiology Within Scottish Professional Football

An observational study in Injury;Sports, sponsored by Heriot-Watt University. Status unknown at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to male participants, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-02-12.

Sponsored by Heriot-Watt University · Observational

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Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
200
Sex
Male
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Study summary

The aim of the present study is to establish the injury incidence, severity and burden typically observed within Scottish professional football clubs. In line with the well-established model of sports injury prevention research proffered by van Mechelen, the first stage in this process is establishing the extent of the problem i.e. injury incidence, severity and burden. Such a multi-club study has never been conducted within Scotland despite a thriving professional game.

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Conditions studied

  • Injury;Sports

Keywords

  • Association football
  • Soccer
  • Injury
  • Epidemiology
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In context

Athletic Injuries

258 studies on the registry are indexed under Athletic Injuries; 45 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 200 is above the median of 100 across 91 observational studies indexed under Athletic Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

Heriot-Watt University is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) club contracted football players

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Inclusion criteria

  • Professional football player contracted to an SPFL club

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Loss of professional status as a footballer
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Injury incidence

    The number of injuries per 1000 hours of exposure

    Time frame: 1 year

  2. Injury type

    The types of injuries observed e.g. contact/non-contact, anatomical location, soft-tissue/hard-tissue

    Time frame: 1 year

  3. Injury burden

    The number of days lost due to injury per 1000 hours of exposure

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Oriam: Scotland's Sports Performance Centre
    Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Individual participant data will not be shared.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 12, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03518424
Lead sponsor
Heriot-Watt University
Responsible party
Robert McCunn (Performance Sports Manager, Heriot-Watt University) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 8, 2018
Start date
Jun 20, 2018
Primary completion
May 31, 2019 (estimated)
Completion
May 31, 2019 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 12, 2019

Study contacts

Robert McCunn
Contact
bob.mccunn@me.com
+44(0)7475893032
Robert McCunn
principal investigator · Oriam: Scotland's Sports Performance Centre

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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